| Initiative Title | Expand the services offered by the Technical Writing Consultancy to include the Newburgh Campus |
| Submitted in Previous Year(s) | 2017 |
| Critical Information, Notes, Justification, Rationale | Expanding these services to the Newburgh Campus will reinforce our commitment to fostering good writing across the curriculum and provide the students on this campus equal support for academic and professional writing tasks |
| Consequences of this initiative not being funded | This branch campus will continue to lack a Writing Consultancy presence and support |
| Department Goals | Increase support for writing across the curriculum |
| Programs | Writing Consultancy Project |
| Locations | Newburgh Campus |
| Estimated Completion Date | 05/01/2018 |
| Will this initiative span multiple budget years? | No |
| Importance | Medium |
| Funding Source | Operating Budget |
| Created | 11/07/2017 10:45 am |
| Updated | 11/15/2017 11:53 am |
Institutional Goals
| Goal |
How will the initiative support this institutional goal? |
- COLLEGE GOALS as of 2011
- 4. To promote student growth and development by providing comprehensive and innovative academic and support services.
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The Consultancy provides to support to students across disciplines as well as consultations with instructors |
- STRATEGIC PLAN 2015-2020
- PRIORITY II: Student Support and Success: We will support our students in achieving their educational and career goals.
- c: Increase student retention, completion, transfer, and employment readiness.
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The Consultancy is a source for preparation of resumes and college admission essays as well as provides assistance in reviewing/learning methods of documentation |
- ACADEMIC MASTER PLAN 2016-2020
- The Student Experience
- Objective #3: Enhance academic support and services by effectively utilizing equipment, facilities, personnel, and technology to meet our students’ needs.
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The Tech Writing Lab and Consultancy offers both instructors and students an alternative venue to enhance writing across the curriculum |
Action Steps
| Action Step |
Responsible Party |
Order |
| Provide a stipend or re-defined load for a faculty member who is qualiified to offer and oversee the services of the Writing Consultancy on the Newburgh Campus |
English Department Chair; |
1 |
Expected Outcomes
| Outcome |
Order |
| An equal opportunity for Newburgh student in this area |
1 |
Assessment Methods
| Method |
Description |
Other Method |
Responsible Party |
| Rubrics/ Scoring Guides |
Rubrics/scoring guides outline identified criteria for successfully completing an activity, assignment, etc. and establish levels for meeting the criteria. They can be used to score everything from essays, engagement, to performances. |
|
English department faculty member; faculty member in participating discipline |
Resources
| INITIAL YEAR COST: |
$6,300.00 |
| RECURRING COST: |
$6,300.00 |
Equipment
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| TOTAL: |
$0.00 / $0.00 |
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Facility
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| TOTAL: |
$0.00 / $0.00 |
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Supply
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| TOTAL: |
$0.00 / $0.00 |
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Staffing
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| 3-credit load abatement or stipend per semester |
$6300.00
/ 6300.00 (1st year)
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- Academic Affairs and Student Services, Provost, VP Office
- Administration and Finance, VP Office
- Liberal Arts, AVP Office
- Human Resources, AVP Office
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| TOTAL: |
$6,300.00 / $6,300.00 |
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Training
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| TOTAL: |
$0.00 / $0.00 |
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Marketing
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| TOTAL: |
$0.00 / $0.00 |
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Other
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| TOTAL: |
$0.00 / $0.00 |
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Prioritization
This is initiative is ready for prioritization.
Assessment
| Date | Department Name | Status | Cost to Date | Funding Source | |
| No results found. |